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considering the precedent this administration set with Iraq, I'm expecting air strikes against Iran the second the deadline passes.

Of course, the positive uncynical side of me still holds out the hope that this is just a ruse and Bush will actually open diplomatic negotiations with Iran ... but that would be a rational step, and this administration seems to do everything in its power to avoid the rational.

Yeah, I'd love to see negotiations, and I guess you are thinking this too, but why now when they've had so many opportunities.

But then, I do think the Administration's backing out of claims that Iran's govt was behind the killing of US troops in Iraq was a way to back out of a strike. If that's true, maybe some cooler heads in the administration prevailed, this time!

But Rummy is still in charge. Didn't Pelosi say he still has an office in the Pentagon? I'll bet he's calling the shots, not Gates. I'll also bet when this thing gets as f*#&d up as Iraq, Gates will point the finger at Rummy and say he was just following orders.